Garment press



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,837

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Patented Nov. 24, 1925.,

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Application filed January To all whomc't may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnron W. LINDE- iimnn, a citizen'ot the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Presses; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains .to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to useful improvements in garment presses and the present disclosure has reference more particularly to presses of the type in which a pressing head is carried by a vertically movable lever and is movable toward and from a stationary pressing member commonly known as a buck,

@ne object oi the invention is .to provide unique means for locking thepressing head in operative position, said means including a fly-wheelwhich is set in motion by initial movement by theoperator 01% said pressing head and thereafter expends its kinetic en ergy to assist in completing the movement or said pressing head. 7

A further object is to so relate the dywheel with associated parts, as to cause it to substantially counterbalance the weight o'l the pressing head permitting the latter to be easily manipulated.

A still further aim is to provides. press which will be rather simple and inexpensive, yet will be eficient, durable and in every way desirable.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the press showing the parts in operative position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating the manner in which the looking means for the pressing head is tripped to permit raising of said head.

Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the press in substantially an open position.

Figure l is a rear elevation of the upper portion of the press.

Figure 5 is a top plan view. 7

Figure 6 is 'a detail sectional view as in dicated by line 6-6 or Fl 1.

in the drawings above firietly described, the numeral 1 designates the conventional 15, ms. Serial No. aces.

"form of frame structure, upon which the The front ends of these levers carry the usual pressing head 6 which is provided with an appropriate handle 7, by means of which it may be moved toward and from the buck 2.. la the construction shown, the rear ends oi the levers 5 are connected by a horizontal rod or shaft 8, upon which two spaced fly" wheels 9 are mounted, said fly-wheels being sudiciently heavy to substantially counterbalance the weight of the pressing head 6, so that the latter may be easily raised and lowered. By means ct an appropriate wrist pin'connection ill, the lily-wheels 9 are connected with the upper end of a link ll whose lower end is pivotally supported by a transverse rod or the like 12 which is carried by lit the trams structure 1. This link is preterably adjustable, and it may well be constructedasdetailed in Fig. 6. An arched yoke 13 has been shown mounted pivotally on the rod" 12,- and swiveled in this yoke, is a screw llhavin threaded connection with a bearing 15 which constitutes part of the wrist in connection 10, said screw it being provi ed with a hand wheel or other appropriate means 16, so that it may be rotated as required. on this wheel is turned in a direction to lengthen the link 11,

ressure will be increased on the garment eing pressed, while rotation of the wheel in the other direction will decrease the pres sure, as will be readily understood.

The shafts 8 and 12 and the wrist pin connection 10 are so related that when th press is completely closed as shown in Fig 1, said connection 10 will be either on dead center or a slight distance beyond the same, so that the press is efitectively locked in closedposition, until the link 11 and wheels 9 are moved to shift the connection 10 ed dead center, whereupon the press may be opened. Means are provided for moving the link and fly-wheels in the manner just reterred to, and such means acts to set the flywheels in motion, the kinetic energy thus hit ill)

011 dead center or at a point slightly beyond such center, so that the press is tightly locked in closed position until released by the operator. For effecting such release, I

prefer to provide the construction described below.

A stop 17 has been shown projecting laterally from one of the 'fiy-wheels 9, said stop engaging the lower side of a relatively stationary stop 18 when the press is closed as seen in Fig. 1. -The stop 18 may well be formed by laterally directing the upper end of a substantially vertical rod 19 which is slidable through an appropriate guide 20 carried by the frame structure 1, said rod being provided with a stop collar 21 which abuts the guide 20, so as to limit the upward movement of the rod and consequently insure that the co-acting stops 17 and 18 shall limit the rotation of the fly-wheels 9. when the press is closed. The lower end of the rod 19 is preferably connected to a pedal 22 which is normally raised by an appropriate spring 23.

When the press is closed, as in Fig. 1, a downward push on the pedal 22, shifts the wrist pin connection 1901f dead center as will be clear from Fig. 2, so that the press may be easily opened, and as the opening movement is started, the fly-wheels 9 are set in motion, so that they assist in completing the opening movement, as above set forth. As soon asthe operator removes his foot from the pedal 22, the spring 23 restores saidpedal and the rod 19 to their initial positions, so that the stop 18 will be in readiness to limit the rotation of the flywheels 9 when the press is again closed, by pulling-the handle 7 downwardly. During this closing movement, it will be remembered, that the motion'of the fly-wheels is instrumental, as above explained.

It will be seen from the foregoing that a very advantageous press has been provided, and while excellent results are obtainable from the construction disclosed, it is to be understood thatsuch disclosure is for illustrative purposes only, and that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous modifications may be made. For instance, while two levers 5, two fiy-wheels 9 and connections between them have been shown, it Will be obvious that in some instances,

only one lever and one fly-wheel could well be used. Moreover, while the particular form of adjustable link 11 which I have disclosed, as well as the unique stopping and tripping means for the fiy-wheels, may be preferred, it will be understood that these parts could well assume other forms.

I claim:

1. A garment press comprising a pressing head mounted for movement to and from pressing position, and means for locking said head in pressing position, said means including a fly-wheel and means connected therewith whereby the samev is set in, motion by initial movement of the head, said fly wheel thereafter expending its kinetic energy to assist in completing the movement of said head. I

2. A press as specified in claim 1; said fly-wheel being associated with said head in a manner to substantially counterbalance the same. i

3. A garment press comprising a lever fulcrumed between its ends and having a pressing head at one end, and means for locking said lever in pressing position, said means including a fly-wheel mounted on the other end of the lever and means connected with said fiy-wheel whereb the same is set in motion by initial starting of said lever, said fly-wheel thereafter expending its kinetic energy to complete the movement of the lever.

4. A garment press comprising a supporting structure, a vertically movable lever fulcrumed between its ends thereon and having a pressing head at one end, a fly-wheel mounted on the other end of said lever and substantially counterbalancing the weight of said pressing head, a link pivoted at its lower end to the aforesaid supporting structure, and having a wrist pin connection with said fly-wheel, said connection being adapted to move to or beyond dead center when the above named lever is in pressing position, whereby to lock the presser head lowered, and operator controlled means for moving said wheel and link to released position to permit raising of said head.

5. A garment press comprising a supporting structure, a vertically movable lever fulcrumed between its ends thereon and having a pressing head at one end, a fly-wheel mounted on the other end of said lever and substantially counterbalancing the weight of said pressing head, a link pivoted at its lower end to the aforesaid supporting structure and having a wrist pin connection with said fiy-wheel, said connection being adapted to move to or beyond dead center when the above named lever is in pressing position, whereby to look the presser head lowered, and operator controlledmeans for limiting the movement of said fly-wheel and link when said lever is moved to operative position and for moving said wheel and link to felegsed position to permit raising of said ea 6. A garment press comprisinga supporting' structure, a vertically movable lever fulcrumed between its ends thereon and having a pressing head at one end, a fly-Wheel mounted on the other end of said lever and substantially counterbalancing the weight of said pressing head, a link pivoted at its lower end to the aforesaid supporting struc ture and having a wrist pin connection with said fly-wheel, said connection being adapted to move to or beyond, dead center when the above named lever is in pressing position, whereby to lock the presser head lowered, a stop carried by'the aforesaid fiy-wheel. a relatively stationary stop engaged by the first named stop when the parts are in pressing position, and operator controlled means connected with said relatively stationary stop for moving it in a manner to shift the fly-wheel and link to released position, permitting raising of the presser head.

7. A garment press comprising a supporting structure, a vertically movable lever fulcrumed between its ends thereon and having a pressing head at one end, a fly-fwheel mounted on the other end of said lever and substantially counterbalancing the weightof said pressing head, a link pivotedat its low er end tothe aforesaid supporting structure and having a wrist pin connection with said fly-wheel, said connection being adapted to move to or beyond dead center, when the above named lever is in pressing position, whereby to lock the presser head lowered, a stop carried by the aforesaid fly-wheel and having a portion facing upwardly when the parts are in pressing position, a substantially vertical rod slidably mounted on the suporting structure and having a lateral pro- Jection at its upper end overlying said-stop when the press is in operation, means for limiting the upward movement of said rod, and a spring-raised pedal connected with said rod for depressing it to move the aforesaid wheel and link ofi dead center.

8. A garment press comprising a pressing head, a lever on which it is mounted, a fly wheel mounted on said lever, and means connecting an off-center part of said fly wheel with a stationary part of the press.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

FREDERICK W. LINDEMANN. 

